点评:The Athens Airport is modern, well-designed, and efficient, and all of my experiences had been good up until recently. But on Monday, July 7, 2025, while waiting for a relative to arrive from Toronto on an Air Transat flight at around 12:20 PM, I observed a disturbing incident.
On the lower level of the Arrivals section, a group of hotel employees—you know, those holding signs to meet guests—were openly bullying and harassing other people who were also waiting for arrivals. Their supposed reason was that others were blocking their view, though this was clearly not the case. One particularly aggressive woman who spoke with a Slavic accent, repeatedly yelled at people to move from where they were standing. When a young woman didn’t comply, this employee intentionally stood directly in front of her. When the young woman tried to reclaim her spot, the hotel employee loudly shouted, “Do not touch me,” as if she were the victim.
Even more troubling, there was a man from the same hotel group—visibly obese—telling the woman to “punch [the other woman] in the teeth.” Later, when a couple embraced in a spot the hotel staff didn’t approve of, they began mocking them loudly and publicly.
Why is this kind of behavior tolerated at the airport? These individuals were not only unprofessional but openly hostile. The hotel they represent should face serious consequences—either fines or removal from the premises. This is not the kind of atmosphere that travelers should see when they first arrive to Greece. Unfortunately, I don't have the name of the hotel but hopefully it becomes public by someone who saw or was victimized by that gang.
翻译:雅典机场现代化、设计精良、效率高,直到最近,我的体验一直都很好。然而,2025年7月7日,星期一,下午12:20左右,当我在等待一位亲戚从多伦多乘坐越洋航空的航班抵达时,我目睹了一件令人不安的事情。
在到达区的底层,一群酒店员工——你知道的,就是那些举着牌子迎接客人的人——公然欺负和骚扰其他也在等待抵达的旅客。他们所谓的理由是其他人挡住了他们的视线,但事实显然并非如此。一位说话带有斯拉夫口音、特别咄咄逼人的女性,反复大声呵斥人们离开原地。当一位年轻女子不服从命令时,这位员工故意挡在了她的正前方。当这位年轻女子试图夺回自己的位置时,这位酒店员工大声喊道:“别碰我”,仿佛她才是受害者一样。
更令人不安的是,同一家酒店集团的一名男子——明显肥胖——竟然叫那名女子“打(另一名女子)的牙齿”。后来,一对情侣在酒店工作人员不认可的姿势下拥抱,酒店工作人员开始公开大声嘲笑他们。
为什么机场会容忍这种行为?这些人不仅不专业,而且公然表现出敌意。他们所代表的酒店应该面临严重后果——要么罚款,要么被赶出酒店。这种氛围不应该是旅客初到希腊时应该看到的。很遗憾,我不知道这家酒店的名字,但希望目睹或曾被该团伙欺负过的人能公开此事。